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Molly Boigon has joined Automotive News as a transportation and mobility reporter in New York. Boigon, 28, previously covered K-12 education at WGBH Radio in Boston and worked as an investigative reporter at the Forward, a Jewish newspaper in New York, where she won a Rockower Award for her analysis of coronavirus positivity rates by

Some of the most high-traffic venues in the country — convenience stores, big-box retailers, travel centers and quick-stop restaurants — are having an aha! moment: Adding electric vehicle chargers on site could bring in new customers to shop while their cars power up. Subway announced plans to install EV chargers this week, while BP Products

Here Technologies has successfully fended off competition from technology giants looking to move into high-definition mapping, which is one of the key components for autonomous driving. CEO Edzard Overbeek recently told Automotive News Europe Correspondent Nick Gibbs how the location data and technology platform provider will keep a step ahead of Google. Volvo and Google

The U.S. must bolster its lithium battery cell sourcing and manufacturing strategy to compete in the expanding lithium-battery market and reach climate goals, according to Li-Bridge research. The lithium battery cell market in the U.S. is expected to reach $55 billion per year by 2030, but the current growth pace of domestic sourcing will limit

LONDON — Jaguar Land Rover said on Tuesday it is opening three new engineering hubs in Europe to develop autonomous vehicle technologies as part of its partnership with Silicon Valley artificial intelligence company Nvidia. The hubs in Munich, Bologna and Madrid will develop self-driving systems for JLR’s next generation of luxury vehicles. JLR already has

Federal regulators are reviewing whether the robotaxi made by Zoox meets requirements to travel on public roads following the self-driving company’s use of the vehicle to transport employees last week. Unlike a conventional car and the vehicles most other robotaxi developers are using, the Zoox vehicle lacks the steering wheel, brake pedal and other controls

As the importance of automotive software grows, the industry will need to do more to attract top talent in the field amid stiff competition from Silicon Valley — and quickly, experts and industry executives said. “It’s not like there aren’t a lot of great people working in this space, but compared to the density you

WASHINGTON — Tesla Inc. is recalling nearly 363,000 U.S. vehicles equipped with or pending installation of its Full Self-Driving beta software because of an increased risk of crash. The recall covers certain 2016-23 Model S and Model X electric vehicles as well as certain 2017-23 Model 3 and 2020-23 Model Y vehicles. NHTSA on Thursday said

Forget the Super Bowl ads starring Will Ferrell, the Jeep remix of “Electric Boogie” and the spot from Elon Musk’s chief critic. The most interesting transportation-related commercial to debut this Super Bowl season is one that never actually aired on network television. If you missed an advertisement called “The Distance” making the rounds on social

Even as the global microchip shortage slowly improves, some automakers are still feeling pinched more acutely than others, new data shows. Honda told shareholders this month the semiconductor shortage is bottoming out — but that it has nonetheless cut its global sales expectation for the year ahead. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Renault and Nissan have not been

SAN FRANCISCO – Tesla will open part of its U.S. charging network to EVs made by rivals as part of a $7.5 billion federal program to electrify the nation’s highways to cut carbon emissions, the Biden administration said on Wednesday. Such a move could help turn Tesla into the universal filling station of the EV

Commenting on his competitors’ slower move to electric vehicles, Volvo Cars’ new chief Jim Rowan said it’s a bad idea to tiptoe toward an electric future while continuing to develop combustion engine models. Hedging bets by investing in internal combustion engine and battery-electric vehicles “risks missing the market,” Rowan said on an earnings call last

The auto industry needs lidar to become less expensive and solid state. That’s the assessment of Ouster CEO Angus Pacala as he starts to integrate the operations of the Velodyne lidar business following the closer of a $355 million merger of the two companies last week. The merger between the two companies will provide laser-based

WASHINGTON — Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the Federal Communications Commission to move quickly to grant some automakers, universities and others the ability to use some spectrum to deploy connected vehicle technology aimed at preventing crashes. The 5.9 GHz spectrum block was reserved in 1999 for automakers to develop technology to allow vehicles to

The nation’s public charging network, with its steep learning curve and fussy technology, is proving to be a challenge for an auto industry working hard to sell consumers on electric vehicles. While some early EV adopters are figuring out ways to navigate around broken stations, slow charging, tacked-on fees, unreliable software and myriad other hassles,

General Motors could add different battery chemistries and form factors that move beyond its plans with LG Energy Solution as the automaker launches a line of affordable electric vehicles, analysts said. GM has announced three U.S. battery plants with LG Energy Solution under its joint venture, Ultium Cells. The companies have said for months that they

An earlier version of this story referred to the Base and Premium trims being powered by an inline-boxer engine. CHICAGO — When it arrives in U.S. showrooms this year, the redesigned 2024 Subaru Crosstrek will sport a number of new technologies, some improved driving dynamics, different styling and, at least for some models, a VIN

Automotive supplier BorgWarner Inc. exceeded sales and profit expectations last year as it entered an “inflection point” in its bet on electrification, spinning off its fuel systems and aftermarket business and hitting break-even on the EV side as soon as this year, executives said Thursday. Full-year sales increased 6.5 percent from the previous year to

Redwood Materials said on Thursday it has received a conditional commitment for a $2 billion loan from the U.S. Energy Department to help build out a $3.5-billion recycling and re-manufacturing complex in Nevada for electric vehicle battery materials. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said that, if finalized, the loan will help the project create critical materials

Hyundai will offer monthlong subscriptions to its popular electric vehicles as part of a program called Evolve+. Evolve+ will cost subscribers $699 per month for the Kona Electric or $899 for the Ioniq 5. Both electric compact crossovers helped the Korean automaker capture early market share in the still-developing EV market. Hyundai hopes this program

General Motors Co. is competing for a stake in Brazilian mining giant Vale SA’s base metals unit, people familiar with the matter said, underscoring automakers’ desire for easy access to the materials needed for electric vehicle batteries. GM has advanced to the next round of bidding for a minority stake in the business, the people

Tesla Inc. plans to present a third version of Elon Musk’s “master plan” next month, almost a full year after the CEO said he was working on a next edition. The EV maker will outline “the path to a fully sustainable energy future for Earth” during its March 1 investor day, Musk tweeted. Tesla has

The U.S. is not investing enough money in its electric vehicle charging infrastructure, and it’s contributing to American drivers’ range anxiety, a major hindrance to consumers adopting EVs en masse, according to a report issued by UP.Labs, the transportation and mobility division of venture capital firm UP.Partners. Historically, the cost of EVs has been the main reason

As Mercedes-Benz speeds toward an all-electric future globally, it is also electrifying its commercial segment in the U.S. The luxury automaker will bring a battery-powered version of its workhorse Sprinter van to the U.S. and Canada in the second half of the year. The U.S. is the second-largest market for Sprinter vans after Germany. Mercedes

Startup Liminal, which makes battery inspection systems for the manufacturing process, raised $17.5 million in its series A2 funding round, the company said Monday. The Emeryville, Calif., company will use the funding to scale production of its EchoStat inspection system, which it bills as an automated factory-integrated system for testing the performance of EV batteries.

One incentive for buying an electric vehicle is the potential to make money by charging or discharging at certain times. This seemingly simple task for EV owners could create a more resilient grid and reduce the need for additional power plants as U.S. roads see more EVs. A physical power plant is easy to visualize

Despite many lidar companies going public in recent years, via the special purpose acquisition company process, the industry has taken a hit with some companies shutting down or being acquired over the past year. Lidar technology, which stands for “light detection and ranging,” uses lasers to map the environment. The reliability and cost of the

Battery startup Our Next Energy Inc. raised $300 million in its series B funding round, the company said Wednesday. The investments valued the Michigan company at $1.2 billion. The company intends to use the funds for building the second phase of a $1.6 billion battery cell factory slated for completion in 2024, company founder and

TOKYO – Honda will use a new hydrogen fuel cell system jointly developed with General Motors in a U.S.-built CR-V crossover. The fuel cell CR-V will be built in Ohio and will launch in the U.S. and Japan by the end of next year. Europe sales are still under consideration, Honda said in a statement.

Spartan Radar, an automotive software startup focused on leveraging radar technology for driver-assist systems and self-driving vehicles, closed its $17 million series B funding round on Wednesday. The funding will help the Los Alamitos, Calif., company deliver its flagship Ago software-based program that improves driver-assist systems’ resolution and range to market. It also will use